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Wright, George E.
Lawyer; b., Brookline, N. H., Jan. 20, 1867; s. William and Eliza A. (Elliot) Wright; ed. Lawrence Acad- emy, 1884; Phillips Exeter, 1885; Harvard, A.B. 1889; A.M. and LL.B. 1892; in practice in Seattle, Wash., since 1893; Congregationalist; Demo- crat; ex-president Seattle Public Li- brary; Seattle Bar Ass'n, Municipal League of Seattle; member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Phi, University Club; m., July 16, 1895, Mary Estelle Wyckoff, Seattle. Res- idence, 1227 38th Ave. N., Seattle, Wash.
Tuttle, George Thomas
Physician; b., Northwood, N. H., March 18, 1850; s. Thomas and Olive Furber (Garland) Tuttle; ed. Dart- mouth College, A.B. 1872; M.D., Harvard, 1878; commenced practice in Boston, 1878; second assistant physician, McLean Hospital, 1879-80; first assistant, 1880-1904; medical
superintendent since Jan. 1, 1904; Republican; member Mass. Med. Soc., American Medico-Psychological Ass'n, Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, etc. Address, McLean Hos- pital, Waverly, Mass.
Ayer, Frank M.
Merchant; b., New Durham, N. H., Aug. 25, 1873; s. Joseph F. and Har- riett (Downs) Ayer; ed. public schools of New Durham and Farmington; in
mercantile business at Alton (dry goods and automobiles); Liberal; Republican; selectman, 1907-8, 1910-12, 1917-18 (chairman four years); town treasurer, 1909; justice Alton municipal court since March, 1915; member Republi- can town committee seven years; member N. H. house of representatives, 1919-20, serving on Railroads and Education committees; member and past master Winnipesaukee Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Alton; past patron Alpha Chapter, O. E. S .; past grand patron O. E. S. of New Hampshire; member Cocheco Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
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and Merry Meeting Grange, P. of H .; m., March 3, 1909, Stella Francis. Residence, Alton, N. H.
Jones, Andros B.
Shoe manufacturer; b., Pownal, Me., Aug. 5, 1846; s. Sewall L. and Mary A. (Libby) Jones; ed. public schools; engaged in shoe manufacturing in Massachusetts for some years after having served three enlistments in the Union Army, during the Civil War, in
the Fifth and Sixty-Second Mass. Vols. and Battery I., 5th U. S. Artillery; removed to Nashua, N. H., thirty years ago, and has there continued, serving first as superintendent of the Brackett shoe factory and later, as foreman for Estabrook & Anderson; Congregationalist; Republican; mem- ber Nashua city council, 1891; alder- man, 1892; member N. H. house of representatives, 1893-4; N. H. senate, 1901-2; police commissioner, 1903-5; mayor of Nashua, 1905-6; police com- missioner, 1916-18; member N. H. house of representatives, 1919-20; mem-
ber A. F. & A. M., K. of P., G. A. R .; m., Nov. 2, 1871, Lizzie J. Young; one son, Fred A. (see sketch p. 150). Resi- dence, Nashua, N. H.
Atwood, Charles Edward
Journalist; b., Waltham, Mass., Jan. 11, 1858; s. Luther and Katherine L. (Marsh) Atwood; ed. Exeter public schools, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1877; Harvard Univ., 1880; engaged now, and for many years past, with John Templeton on the Exeter News Letter, long known as one of the best managed and finely printed weekly newspapers in New England; Congre- gationalist; Republican; trustee Ex- eter Public Library ; member Swamscott Club. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Smith, Archibald Lavender
Real estate business and service in France; b., Hillsborough, N. H., Feb. 1, 1889; s. John Butler (governor of New Hampshire, 1893-5) and Emma E. (Lavender) Smith; ed. Hillsborough grammar school, Noble and Green- ough's preparatory school, Boston; Harvard Univ., A.B. 1911; Republican; Congregationalist, uniting with the Hillsborough Church, Sept. 10, 1905; member Pi Eta Soc., Harvard College, and the Harvard Club; enlisted in the Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A., Aug. 7, 1917, and attached to the 301st Co., Motor Supply Train 401; m., Made- leine Fellows of Manchester, N. H., Nov. 1, 1916; child, John Butler, b. Aug. 2, 1918; Lieut. Archibald L. Smith died at Tours, France, while serving in the U.S. Army, Aug. 21, 1918. A lieutenant's commission was announced almost sim- ultaneously with his death. At the memorial service at the Smith Mem- orial Church in Hillsborough, named in honor of Gov. John B. Smith, Rev. E. D. Towle said: "In Archibald Smith flowered the finest traits of New Eng- land culture. Modest, rev- erent, teachable, respecting the rights of others, but never self-assertive, he grew in wisdom and power until the end. . A beautiful courtesy lent distinction to his bearing.
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His innate refinement kept him from the coarser things, but pure democracy, for which he died, was also something by which he had always lived. . Concerning the part he played in this critical period of the world's life, a soldier-friend in Europe wrote: 'He is doing a wonderful work and doing it well.' He had much to give and he gave all, for he had learned that service of humanity crowned with love to God is the sum total of life's mean- ing. "
Morrill, Ellen Rebecca (Bryant)
(Mrs. Ezekiel Morrill); b., Canter- bury, N. H., April 27, 1843; dau. John Joseph and Harriet Maria (Hoag) Bryant; moved to Concord in child- hood; ed. Concord high school, 1861; m., Sept. 21, 1863, Dr. Ezekiel Morrill, a prominent Concord physician, sur- geon in the 13th N. H. Vols. and 1st Heavy Artillery during the Civil War; he d. April 18, 1908; children, (1) Ed- ward Dewey Bryant, b. Concord, N. H., Oct. 2, 1864; d. Aug. 26, 1881; (2) Alpheus Baker, b. Salem, Mass., Dec. 25, 1867; ed. Dummer Academy, Byfield, Mass., Dartmouth College, 1891, M.D. 1895, Hahnemann Med. College, Philadelphia, post-graduate at Johns Hopkins Univ., N. Y. Med. College and N. Y. College of Physi- cians and Surgeons; practising physi- cian, Concord; d. July 12, 1908; (3) Annie Stickney, b. Concord, May 26, 1877; d. April 6, 1879. After her mar- riage Mrs. Morrill lived at Portsmouth, Va., while her husband was in camp, then at Salem, Mass., returning to Concord in 1874 upon the death of Dr. Alpheus Morrill, Dr. E. Morrill's father. She has spent many months in California at seven different times, and in 1896 visited Egypt, Palestine, Greece and modern Europe; in 1881 she founded the club which in 1883 was formally organized as the Stratford (Shakespeare) Club, the second oldest literary society in town; president, 1889-92; charter member of Concord Woman's Club, 1893, and chairman of various committees; life member, Home
for the Aged; member Friendly Club, Woman's Alliance, Unitarian Church, Red Cross; Suffragist, Republican. Residence, Concord, N. H.
French, Frank
Artist; b., Loudon, N. H., May 22, 1850; s. Hiram W. and Lydia W. French; at a very early age he showed aptitude for drawing and in this was
encouraged by an elder sister, Clara, who was a painter of some prominence; went to Manchester when about twenty and had charge of the art de- partment on the Manchester Mirror under John B. Clarke; became a pupil of Henry W. Herrick; two years later went to New York where he made a name for himself with the Tract Soc .; later was a partner of the engraving firm of Smithwick and French at 70 Fifth Ave .; m., Alice Hendricks, Brooklyn, April 22, 1875; made resi- dence in East Orange, N. J., and New York City until about ten years ago when the longing for New Hampshire decided the family to remove to
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Manchester. Mr. French has received the highest honors for his work at notable exhibitions; medal at Colum- bian Exposition, Chicago, in 1893; Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, in 1901; Paris Exposition, 1900; gold medal, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. his specialty is portraits; member of Artists Fund Soc., Kit Kat Club, Salmagundi Club of New York; author of "Home Fairies and Heart Flowers," and other works. While acting as secretary of the Soc. of American Wood Engravers he caused to be completed the "Portfolio" of fine original wood- cuts by the foremost engravers and published by Harper and Brothers. Mr. French now maintains his studio in the Odd Fellows Building, Manches- ter, 81 Hanover St .; is president of the Studio Shop and has associated with him his daughter, Mabel Edna and son Frank A., the latter assuming the active management of the business.
Young, Oscar L.
Lawyer; attorney general; b., Ossi- pee, N. H., Sept. 11, 1874; s. Timothy B. and Isabel S. (Buzzell) Young; ed. Brewster Free Academy, Wolfeboro, N. H., 1895; Boston University Law School, LL.B. 1900; admitted to the N. H. bar, 1900, and commenced prac- tice in Wolfeboro, removing to Laconia in 1901, where he has since remained in practice; now member law firm of Young & Cheney (Thomas P. Cheney), with office in Baldi Bldg., Laconia; Free Baptist; Republican; justice Laconia "police court, 1903-13, Laconia munici- pal court, 1915, 1917; clerk Board of Railroad Commissioners, 1909-11; chairman Republican state committee, 1908-10; attorney general of New Hampshire since April 15, 1918; trustee Laconia Savings Bank, Brew- ster Free Academy, Wolfeboro, N. H .; president Lake City Club, Laconia; member A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., P. of H .; m., July 11, 1909, Anna M. Paris, Wolfeboro, N. H. Residence, 84 Whipple Ave., Laconia, N. H.
Hetzel, Ralph Dorn
Educator; b., Merrill, Wis., Dec. 31, 1882; s. Henry Clayton and Sadie (Dorn) Hetzel; ed. Merrill, Wis., public schools; Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B. 1906; LL.B. 1908; LL.D., Dartmouth, 1918; instructor in English, Oregon State College, 1908-9; assistant professor, 1909-11; professor English and political science, 1911-3; director of Extension Service, 1913-17; president N. H. Col- lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts since August, 1917; admitted to the Wisconsin bar, 1908; Oregon bar, 1910; member Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, American Ass'n Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations (chairman Extension Section, 1915); m., Aug. 4, 1911, Estelle Helene Heineman, Merrill, Wis .; four children. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Whoriskey, Richard
Professor of modern languages; b., Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 2, 1874; s. Richard and Anne (Carroll) Whoriskey; ed. Harvard College, 1897; Harvard Graduate School, 1897-8; professor of modern languages, N. H. College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts, Dur- ham, since 1899; former president mod- ern language section, N. H. Teachers' Ass'n; former president, N. H. School- masters' Club; member Modern Lan- guage Ass'n of America, Kappa Sigma; author of various monographs; chief of the division of cooperating agencies on the staff of Huntley N. Spaulding, federal food administrator for New Hampshire; speaker for the League of Nations. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Weston, George Franklin
Educator; b., Hancock, N. H., Oct. 3, 1853; s. Ephraim and Almira H. (Gates) Weston; ed. New London Literary and Scientific Inst., New London, N. H., 1874; Brown Univ., 1878, A.M. 1881; principal, Elmwood grammar school, Providence, R. I., 1878-95; principal, Technical high school, Providence, since 1895; mem- ber R. I. Institute of Instruction, R. I. Ass'n Mech. Eng'rs, R. I. Historical
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Soc., etc .; m., Oct. 14, 1879, M. Louise Stewart, Keene, N. H. Resi- dence, 89 Oriole Ave., Providence, R. I .; summer home, Hancock, N. H.
Foster, William Hamilton
Vice-rector, St. Paul's School; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 27, 1861; s. Judge William Lawrence and Harriett Morton (Perkins) Foster; grandson Judge Hamilton E. and Clara B. (George) Perkins; eighth in descent
from John Foster, one of the early set- tlers of Salem, Mass .; ed. St. Paul's School, 1883; honorary M.A., 1885, Dartmouth College; master St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., 1883-1911; vice-rector St. Paul's School, since July 1, 1911; Episcopalian; Republican; member N. H. Historical Soc., N. H. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Wonolancet Club; m., June 28, 1888, Alcina E. Gordon, dau. Nathaniel and Alcina E. (Sanborn) Gordon of Exeter, N. H .; child: Harriett Evelyn, m. Frederick Merrick Gardiner of Philadelphia, Sept. 22, 1913; their children, Evelyn,
b. 1915; Isabel, b. Nov. 2, 1917. Resi- dence, St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H.
O'Kane, Walter Collins
Entomologist and writer; b., Colum- bus, O., Nov. 10, 1877; s. Henry and Catherine (Van de Water) O'Kane; ed. Ohio State University, A.B. 1897; A.M. 1909; engaged in newspaper and magazine work, 1897-1909; circula- tion manager Farm and Fireside, Wom- an's Home Companion and Twentieth Century Farmer; professor economic entomology, New Hampshire State College, 1911- ; deputy commissioner of Agriculture, state of New Hampshire, 1911- ; Congregationalist; member Beta Theta Chi, Sigma Xi, American Ass'n for Advancement of Science, Entomo- logical Soc. of America; president American Ass'n Economic Entomolo- gists; author books relating to agri- culture; m., Dec. 30, 1902, Clifford Hetherington; two sons and two daugh- ters. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Neal, John Herbert
Physician; b., Parsonfield, Me., March 20, 1862; s. John and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal; ed. public schools, North Parsonfield, Me:, Seminary, Bowdoin Medical College, Brunswick, Me., and Long Island College Hospital, Brook- lyn, M.D. 1886, having also studied with Dr. J. M. Leavitt of Effingham, N. H .; commenced practice at Sanford, Me., in 1886, removing to Rochester, N. H., in 1894, thence to Portsmouth, in 1907; Republican; member boards of health in Sanford and Rochester; mem- ber Rochester board of education three years; member N. H. state . senate, 1903-4; promoter of the law abolishing the office of coroner in New Hampshire and establishing that of medical referee; first medical referee of Strafford County; U. S. examining sur- geon for pensions ten years; chairman N. H. State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation; chairman Portsmouth board of health; ex-president Strafford and N. H. Med. Socs .; member Amer- ican Med. Ass'n, A. F. & A. M., 32d
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degree and K. T .; m., Nov. 28, 1888, Lula E. Clark, Sanford, Me .; son, Cecil M., b. Oct. 25, 1890. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Smith, John Warren
Meteorologist; b., Grafton, N. H., Sept. 21, 1863; s. John R. and Mary E. (Wadleigh) Smith; ed. public schools, N. H. College, B.S. 1888; M.S. 1900; Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard, 1891-2; summer school, Ohio State Univ., 1902; entered service U. S. Weather Bureau, 18SS; director New England section, 1890- 6; Montana section, 1896-7; Ohio section, 1898-1909; district forecaster, St. Louis, 1909-10; professor meteor- ology and director Ohio section, 1910- 15; professor meteorological science, Ohio State Univ., 1910-15; chief division of agriculture, meteorological Weather Bureau, Washington, 1916- ; president Ohio Academy Science, 1914-15. Residence, 10 E. Oxford St., Chevy Chase, Md.
Stone, Winthrop Ellsworth
Educator; b., Chesterfield, N. H .. June 12, 1862; s. Frederick L. and Ann (Butler) Stone; ed. Mass. Agri- cultural College, B.S. 1882; Boston Univ., B.S. 1886; Ph.D. Göttingen, 1SSS: LL.D., Mich. Agricultural Col- lege, 1907; assistant chemist, Mass. Agricultural College Experiment Sta- tion. 1884-6; chemist. Tenn. Agri- cultural Experiment Station, 1SSS-9; professor chemistry, Purdue Univ .. 1SS9-90; vice-president, 1892-1900; president since 1900: member Ind. State Board of Education, and various associations and societies. Residence, Lafayette, Ind.
Tilden, George Thomas
Architect: b., Concord, N. H., March 19, 1845; . s. Rev. William Philips and Mary J. (Foster) Tilden; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, Mass. Institute Tech .; in architectural offices of Ware & Van Brunt, Boston; studied in Paris under Emil Vaudremer; associated in practice with Arthur
Rotch, as Rotch & Tilden, Boston, 1SS0-94; since alone; designed and erected many church, library and school buildings: fellow American In- stitute of Architects; member Boston Soc. Architects, etc. Residence, 55 White St., Milton, Mass.
Billings, Warren Tracy
Newspaper writer and advertising specialist ; b., Cambridge, Mass .. Jan. 11, 1868; s. Emilius G. and Lillieore
(Tracy) Billings: lineal descendant of Lieut. Thomas Tracy. born in Tewks- bury, Gloucestershire. England, in 1610, who crossed to the Massachu- setts Bay Colony about 1630, was in Salem till Feb. 23, 1634. and in 1660 became one of the proprietors of Nor- wich, Conn., removing to that town. where he died Nov. 7, 1685: also lineal descendant of Nathaniel Billings who crossed to Boston and was in business there in 1630; ed. public schools, leav- ing at thirteen years of age, and at seventeen becoming entire support of a family of four, continuing several
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years; Liberal; Republican; engaged for twenty years as reporter and traveling correspondent of the Boston Herald and other newspaper enterprises; estab- lished industrial departments on Bos- ton & Maine and Maine Central Rail- roads in 1907, retiring voluntarily on change of managementin 1911; Mem- ber Sons American Revolution; m., 1st, July 19, 1890, Lucy L. C. Bigelow; 2d, Dec. 11, 1908, Marina A. H. Whit- ney; children, Constance, b. Dec. 4, 1894; Warren Dudley, b. Sept. 20, 1897. Residence, Gilford, N. H.
Cogswell, John Ross
Physician; b., Landaff, N. H., April 18, 1840; s. George W. and Harriett,
(Taylor) Cogswell; ed. public schools. Lisbon, N. H., New Hampton Literary and Scientific Institute, 1859 (one year of college course), Dartmouth Medical College, M.D. 1864 (post- graduate course in Harvard, 1869); practiced at Franconia, N. H., 1864- 74; removed to Warner, N. H., in 1874, and since in practice there: Con- gregationalist; Democrat; superintend-
ing school committee in Franconia five years; member school board in Warner three years; high school superintendent three years; member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter and commandery; I. O. O. F. (district deputy grand master, 15th district, five years); P. of H. (past master Warner Grange, No. 90; past lecturer Merrimack County Pomona Grange); member White Mountain Medical Soc. (secretary), Center Dis- trict Medical Soc. (past president), N. H. Medical Soc., holding various offices; m., 1st, July 9, 1867, Ella M. Knight, Lisbon; d. Aug. 31, 1869, leaving one son, Edward K., b. Aug. 30, 1869, now in mercantile business in Keene; 2d, Sept. 18, 1872, Ellen L. Hildreth, Lisbon, d .; one son, Lloyd H., b. Dec. 7, 1879, now physician in War- ner. Residence, Warner, N. H.
Smith, George Albert
Physician; b., Wakefield, N. H., Nov. 9, 1858; s. Alfred F. and Susan E. (Mordeaugh) Smith; ed. public schools, Bellevue Hospital Med. Col- lege, Univ. of N. C., M.D. 1881; physician, assistant superintendent and superintendent N. Y. Asylum for the Insane, Hart's Island, 1882-95; medical superintendent Central Islip State Hospital for the Insane since 1895; member Med. Soc. State of N. Y., American Medico-Psychological Ass'n, Associated Physicians of Long Island, etc .; Republican; m., Dec. 8, 1886, Amelia M. Kaus, New York. Address, State Hospital, Central Islip, L. I., N. Y.
Smith, William Clarke
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H., Feb. 22, 1857; s. Judge Isaac W. and Amanda W. (Brown) Smith; ed. pub- lic schools, Dartmouth College, Univ. of Berlin, M.A. 1894-5; instructor, Univ. of Wyoming, 1887; master and part owner, St. Luke's School, Wayne, Pa .; Episcopalian; Republican; mem- ber Alpha Delta Phi, Soc. of Philadel- phia; author, "About Us and the Deacon," 1911; "The Vigil," 1912; "Songs from the Foot-hills," 1915, etc. Residence, Wayne, Pa.
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Morrill, Sibley Gage
Physician; b., Oct. 3, 1873, Concord, N. H .; s. Luther Sullivan and Mary Agnes (Gage) Morrill; grandson Dr. Charles P. Gage, who began practice in Concord in 1838; grandnephew Dr. Alpheus Morrill, who began practice in Concord in 1848, being succeeded by his sons, Drs. Ezekiel and Shadrach C. Morrill and his grandson, Dr. Alpheus Baker Morrill, making a period of over seventy years that the Morrill name has stood at the head of the medical profession in Concord; ed. schools of Concord and Harvard Univ .; M.D. 1898, Harvard Med. School; specialty, internal medicine; physician to and president of staff of Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital; consulting physician to N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women and Children and to Pembroke Sana- torium for Consumptives; member N. H. State Board of Health and City of Concord Board of Health, Fellow American Medical Ass'n, member N. H. Medical Soc. and Center District Soc .; Independent Republican; member St. Paul's (P. E.) church, Sons American Revolution, Blazing Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar and Bektash Temple, Mystic Shrine; publications in medical journals, especially on the subject of Acidosis; m., Oct. 16, 1905, Georgia Sherman, dau. Roger and Mary (Gil- man) Sherman of Lincoln, Mass., who d. Oct. 6, 1918; children, Sibley Sher- man, b. May 13, 1908; Roger Sherman, b. June 8, 1913. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Parker, Walter Matthew
Banker; b., Manchester, N. H., July 18, 1850; s. Nathan and Charlotte M. (Riddle) Parker; descendant of Capt. James Parker, Woburn, Mass., 1640; ed. private tutors, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1871; entered employ of Manchester National Bank, of which his father was president, after gradua- tion, later becoming cashier, and succeeding his father as president in 1894; Congregationalist; Republican; served on Manchester school board and
as a member of the common council; member N. H. house of representatives, 1883; vice-president N. H. Fire Ins. Co .; director and treasurer Manchester Gas Light Co .; director Concord & Montreal R. R .; m., July 29, 1896, Christina Holmes, Cape Breton, N. S .; one dau., Charlotte, b. June 4, 1897. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Conant, Charles Sumner
Musician; b., Greensboro, Vt., July 2, 1860; s. E. Tolman and Mary J. (Fisher) Conant; descendant, on pater- nal side, in the ninth generation, from Roger Conant, who settled Salem, Mass., in 1623; on maternal side de- scendant of Dea. Samuel Fisher, early settler of Londonderry, N. H .; ed. public schools of Greensboro and St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy; devoted his attention from youth to vocal music, studied under private teachers in St. Johnsbury, Boston, Mass., New York City and London, England (under the tutelage of William Shakespeare in the latter city); taught singing in the schools of St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1886, and in various places in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont, in 1887; re- moved to Concord, N. H., in 1888, to accept the position of teacher of music in the schools of the city, in which posi- tion he has continued; spent two days per week in Laconia, for four years- 1888 to 1892-introducing music into the schools of that city; has been direc- tor of the Concord Oratorio Soc., since its organization in 1899; director of church choirs in Concord and Man- chester twenty-four years in all; has taught hundreds of private pupils, and still continues the work; member and past president N. H. Music Teachers' Ass'n; member and former vice-presi- dent National Music Teachers' Ass'n; member Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Concord; Congregationalist; Republi- can; m., Jan. 22, 1883, Martha P. Burnham, St. Johnsbury, Vt .; one son, Roy W., b. May 4, 1885, now in auto- mobile business in Kansas City. Resi- dence, Concord, N. H.
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Bartlett, Benjamin G.
Lawyer; b., Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 9, 1872; s. Thomas B. and Victoria E. Williams (Cilley) Bartlett (descendant of Gen. Joseph Cilley and Gen. Thomas Bartlett); ed. Dean Academy, Frank- lin, Mass., 1891, Williams College, A.B. 1895, Boston Univ. Law School, LL.B. 1898; in practice of law at Derry, N. H., since latter date; member of
firm of G. K. & B. T. Bartlett; Uni- versalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16 and chairman Committee on Revision of the Laws; N. H. senate, 1919-20; chair- man judiciary committee and member committees on military affairs, elec- tions, State Prison, Industrial School and Soldiers' Home; justice Derry police court, 1906-13; member N. H. Bar Ass'n, N. H. Historical Soc., A. F. & A. M., K. T. and Shriner, I. O. O. F., Eagles, Derryfield Club, Manchester,
N. H .; m., June, 1907, Lillian G. Nel- son, Haverhill, Mass .; four children. Residence, Derry, N. H.
Dolloff, Amy Josephine Babb
Physician's assistant; social worker and writer; b., Lowell, Mass., Aug. 30, 1870; dau. John William and Josephine (Damon) Babb (direct descendant on maternal side of John Hancock, min- ister in Lexington, Mass., in 1696, grandfather of Gov. John Hancock, and on paternal side of John Mason, grantee of New Hampshire in 1629); ed. public schools, Lakeport, N. H., and Providence, R. I., and private in- struction in college branches at Han- over, N. H .; m., May 5, 1888, Albert Simeon Dolloff, M.D. (Dartmouth Med. College, 1891), a native of Meredith, N. H., b. Aug. 19, 1862, who practiced some time in Beverly, Mass., and, later, for fifteen years, at New Hampton, N. H., removing to Lewiston, Me., in 1916; but retaining a summer home in New Hampton. Dr. Dolloff, who is on the staff of the C. M. G. Hospital at Lewiston, holds a captain's commis- sion in the U. S. Medical Service, did relief work in France during the war, and after its close was sent on a Red Cross expedition to Montenegro, where he established a hospital and dispen- sary at Niksitck and has charge of re- lief work in a district embracing 55,000 people. Mrs .. Dolloff has been physi- cian's assistant and nurse for more than twenty years, and was actively en- gaged in her husband's sanatorium at New Hampton; in Lewiston she has been police matron since Feb. 22, 1918; Baptist (superintendent Sunday school at New Hampton nine years); mem- ber Cosmos Guild, W. C. T. U., Red Cross, Y. W. C. A., Hospital Aid Ass'n, Housewives League (treasurer); poeti- cal writer of note and frequent mag- azine contributor; One son, Albert Franklin, b. Nov. 23, 1896; graduated from New Hampton Literary Institu- tion 1915; entered Bates College in class of 1919; enlisted in U. S. Coast Artillery, April 19, 1917; in active service as corporal one year in France,
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